Hogwarts- FB- Is it time?

KMD1106 · April 2017

Where's everyone at with the idea of starting a FB group?

When do you want to start it?
How many admins should there be?
How do we determine who should join?
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when?
What else am I missing...?

This is about when we started the FB group with my DD. It was nice because we could all get reacquainted over there before the majority of babies were born. I know some people aren't comfortable posting pictures of their kids on TB because it is so public, so the FB group made it so we didn't miss squishy pictures. I just thought I'd throw the feeler out there to see where everyone's head is at with this since we're getting so close!

nda_roxybabe · April 2017

When do you want to start it? I'm ready whenever, but I'm also not all that private, haha
How many admins should there be? 3-5?
How do we determine who should join? I think anyone who's username we can recognize and who participates on a fairly regular basis.
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? Now? I'd say if they're not active now-ish we wont want them in the group.
What else am I missing...?

nda_roxybabe · April 2017

Me:

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MollyandD · April 2017

Apparently, according to the spreadsheet, I may not be active enough to weigh, but I agree with @nda_roxybabe. All good points, and probably closer to 5 admins, because you never know when people will be busy with life outside of the internet.

starphish18 · April 2017

I'll weigh in on the admin part. I liked the idea of 5 that was brought up before. I think that'll keep it balanced. In regards to picking admins, maybe we can have a thread with some sort of election system.

KMD1106 · April 2017

When do you want to start it? I'm good with whenever.
How many admins should there be? An odd number, 3? ETA 5 would be good too.
How do we determine who should join? People with names we recognize. Regs from the random and weekly check in threads.
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? I wouldn't want to leave it open for too long. I think people will become more/less active after more babies are born, and that could make recognizing people trickier.

nda_roxybabe · April 2017

MollyandD said:

Apparently, according to the spreadsheet, I'm not active enough, but I agree with @nda_roxybabe. All good points, and probably closer to 5 admins, because you never know when people will be busy with life outside of the internet.

IMO, you're an active user. I think @rosemarylaff would worry the same thing, but I also know her well enough to be able to tag her.

schnitz9 · April 2017

KMD1106 said:

Where's everyone at with the idea of starting a FB group?
When do you want to start it?
How many admins should there be?
How do we determine who should join?
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when?
What else am I missing...?

This is about when we started the FB group with my DD. It was nice because we could all get reacquainted over there before the majority of babies were born. I know some people aren't comfortable posting pictures of their kids on TB because it is so public, so the FB group made it so we didn't miss squishy pictures. I just thought I'd throw the feeler out there to see where everyone's head is at with this since we're getting so close!

I think now is a good time as the latest dates (like my own) are at least 32 weeks now.

When do you want to start it?

As soon as we have the admins in place I guess.

How many admins should there be?

Depending on the size 2-3 is best prob closer to even # for tie breakers

How do we determine who should join?

Admins can go through the spreadsheet and see post history is prob best

Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when?

This is a tricky one. I would say at least a month or so after the last due date. In the beginning especially for some FTM it can be very overwhelming and some people aren't logging on as much as they were while they were pregnant.

What else am I missing...?

Are we going to have a qty cutoff? Are we saying on 50 ppl or 25 ppl? Is it qty or quality of posts as don't want it to become a popularity contest. There are some that don't post as much, but their posts I find more supportive than some that post more.

NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot · April 2017

Where's everyone at with the idea of starting a FB group?

When do you want to start it? Ehhh... I still feel like it might be a bit too soon. I guess this could depend on who gets in (see cut-off date below). Some people are still fairly new here. Not that I don't trust newbs, but we don't fully know them. However, if they rock, they should get in. At the same time, I won't be sharing personal photos on the bump but will on FB.
How many admins should there be? 5ish?
How do we determine who should join? I think there should be a vetting process to include a vote of admins and FB members. There should also be a required bump participation amount and length of service. For instance, maybe 3-4mos of bump participation prior to getting voted on.
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? I don't know if a cut-off is necessary. If someone joins the bump side now and participates the full amount of time required prior to admittance, than I think we could accept them at that time.
What else am I missing...? Maybe a private bmb group for the admins/members to vote?

CarmCeG · April 2017

I am on board for 5 admins. We should start this, seeing as some of our babies have begun to arrive!

nda_roxybabe · April 2017

Yes, I like the idea of a vetting process of sorts. Something weighted between time spent here and quality of posts.

I think @pshaortao should be 1 of the admins as she manages the spreadsheet. We need to figure out how we pick those.

MollyandD · April 2017

nda_roxybabe said:

MollyandD said:

Apparently, according to the spreadsheet, I'm not active enough, but I agree with @nda_roxybabe. All good points, and probably closer to 5 admins, because you never know when people will be busy with life outside of the internet.

IMO, you're an active user. I think @rosemarylaff would worry the same thing, but I also know her well enough to be able to tag her.

I'm being silly. I was moved to the low activity section, and I realize I don't participate like I used to. I got distracted with life, which isn't again why I think 5 admins is better than 3.

ChristinaWild · April 2017

When do you want to start it? Soon-ish. I like the idea of letting people get comfortable with each other in a different setting before we start sharing all of our squishy babe pics.
How many admins should there be? I also like the idea of 3-5. I know it can be overwhelming for just one or two people, especially as you adjust to life with a NB
How do we determine who should join? I don't know if I participate enough to weigh in on this. I try, but there are definitely days that go by where either I log in, or all I've got time for is to "love" things.
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? I would say no, or if so, make it a little while out - there are people who may not be extremely active right now because they don't feel like they have a lot to contribute, but once the babies show up that could change. With my first, I wasn't a huge participant because I really didn't know how much I'd need "the village" to bounce stuff off of.

BabyMC517 · April 2017

When do you want to start it? Whenever is fine with me really...but I understand what @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot said regarding the newbs.
How many admins should there be? 3 or 5 sounds good, odd number to break ties that we may have for whatever reason
How do we determine who should join? I suppose some sort of vetting should take place (how much they post, how long they've been posting, etc.). Not sure about voting unless it is a very new person that has not been around a required amount if we go that route. It just seems too much like voting off an island haha but maybe we need that!
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? If anything, maybe May 1st since we are all due in May...? Seems odd to me to join TB in the last month of your pregnancy, but what do I know, I'm just a FTM!
What else am I missing...? Not sure...

inomniaparatus2 · April 2017

KMD1106 said:

When do you want to start it? I'm good with whenever.
How many admins should there be? An odd number, 3? ETA 5 would be good too.
How do we determine who should join? People with names we recognize. Regs from the random and weekly check in threads.
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? I wouldn't want to leave it open for too long. I think people will become more/less active after more babies are born, and that could make recognizing people trickier.

I agree with @KMD1106 and @nda_roxybabe.

As cutting off, I hear the idea of @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot about people joining and being active but I also think there should be a certain amount of participation before being able to join. As in full participation for a week or two and then expect to join and possibly fall off would not be enough for me.

NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot · April 2017

Another thought on the voting process/cutoff, and this is just my opinion, but I don't think you get participation points for posting only in AW posts such as HDBD, ticker change, etc. Not that anyone that has posted in this thread to comment on Hogwarts is one of those people. I recognize all ya'll that have posted in here so far. But there are a ton of people who only post their AW HDBD pic once a week. No idea who they are.

KMD1106 · April 2017

I agree that @pshaortao would be good for an admin as she has already done a lot of admin-type work on the spreadsheet. I'm not sure how else to pick other admins. I was thinking maybe pick 1 from each Ticker Change thread? That would end up being 6 admins though (since weekend is 1 ticker change.) Maybe one ticker change group doesn't have anyone that would want to admin though?

inomniaparatus2 · April 2017

Ugh! I suck at HDBD. I always take a weekly pic on Friday and Wednesdays are my lazy days so pictures aren't happening. The other days I mean to but forget.

@NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot yup yup agree!

starphish18 · April 2017

KMD1106 said:

I agree that @pshaortao would be good for an admin as she has already done a lot of admin-type work on the spreadsheet. I'm not sure how else to pick other admins. I was thinking maybe pick 1 from each Ticker Change thread? That would end up being 6 admins though (since weekend is 1 ticker change.) Maybe one ticker change group doesn't have anyone that would want to admin though?

What about a poll thread? People can write in their vote for admins or vote on one who's already been elected. Could pick top 5 from there, or do a second vote to pick top 5 from the top 10 or something.

BeachMommy2B · April 2017

I agree with @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot on everything.

When do you want to start it? I kind of think we should wait until after May (june maybe) This will eliminate anyone who doesn't stick around after the babies.
How many admins should there be? I like 5
How do we determine who should join? I like the admin vetting process
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? I think being active for 3-4 months is a good idea

BabyMC517 · April 2017

Just a question, and maybe I'm just reading it wrong (very very possible), but if you are saying they should be active for 3-4 months but the cutoff isn't until May or June and they join in May, would you just say sorry you weren't here long enough even though you've been posting a ton this month? Or is that where a vote from the admins would come in?

NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot · April 2017

BabyMC517 said:

Just a question, and maybe I'm just reading it wrong (very very possible), but if you are saying they should be active for 3-4 months but the cutoff isn't until May or June and they join in May, would you just say sorry you weren't here long enough even though you've been posting a ton this month? Or is that where a vote from the admins would come in?

My hope would be that our bmb continues to live on on the bump for quite awhile. So I think potential members should have 3-4 mos of "service" to the bump before they are considered for the FB group. So if we open FB now, and someone is new to the Bump this month, they need to work it on the bump for a bit longer before they can apply.

Louise_Belcher · April 2017

When do you want to start it? I like the idea of May 1st, but really don't care either way. Nowish is cool too. Obviously I haven't hid my face.
How many admins should there be? Agree that 5 would be best
How do we determine who should join? Full on popularity contest! I kid Longevity and activity
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? Unsure. What @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot mentioned seems fair.

NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot · April 2017

starphish18 said:

KMD1106 said:

I agree that @pshaortao would be good for an admin as she has already done a lot of admin-type work on the spreadsheet. I'm not sure how else to pick other admins. I was thinking maybe pick 1 from each Ticker Change thread? That would end up being 6 admins though (since weekend is 1 ticker change.) Maybe one ticker change group doesn't have anyone that would want to admin though?

What about a poll thread? People can write in their vote for admins or vote on one who's already been elected. Could pick top 5 from there, or do a second vote to pick top 5 from the top 10 or something.

I like this poll thread idea.

vrj0522 · April 2017

So many thoughts!

When do you want to start it? I say anytime now. I know some people won't want to post pics of their baby here so that would be okay. The only downfall I see from that is maybe people will post about their baby's birth there but not here and some people might miss those announcements.
How many admins should there be? I agree on 5. As far as determining admins... in the olden TB days BMB members used to be the mods of the board and what we used to do is have people nominate (or volunteer) to be admins. If those nominated accepted, then we would create a big poll to vote and the people with the most votes became the mod. I think something like that should be done. I also agree with @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot that maybe we move the FB voting/vetting to a private TB group so that it's only our board participating in all decisions and to keep others from voting on any polls created.
How do we determine who should join? Mostly by regular participation for a length of time. People that used to be active but no longer are should not be joining but people who joined more recently and are active should be allowed to join after a certain amount of time. Also, I think anyone who wasn't considered "active" as of this week or so maybe shouldn't join (although I think this one can go on a case-by-case basis, or by vote). It seems like a lot people come out of lurkerdom at the end and in my opinion that doesn't give us enough time to really get to know them. As stated previously, I also think that people who only participate in the AW threads are not really considered active members.
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? 2-3 months after the FB group is created is my vote. I remember in my last BMB there were women who decided not to join immediately after because they didn't have a FB account and didn't want one but once everyone left they were lonely and decided to join. I would hate to leave anyone behind that might feel the same way.
ETA: Formatting

KMD1106 · April 2017

BeachMommy2B said:
When do you want to start it? I kind of think we should wait until after May (june maybe) This will eliminate anyone who doesn't stick around after the babies.

In regards to this, I think people are more likely to stick around if it's on FB. It's easier to check one thing and contribute than try to get on TB and FB with a new one. I fear we'll lose a lot of our regs if we don't start before babies are born.

BeachMommy2B · April 2017

KMD1106 said:

BeachMommy2B said:
When do you want to start it? I kind of think we should wait until after May (june maybe) This will eliminate anyone who doesn't stick around after the babies.

In regards to this, I think people are more likely to stick around if it's on FB. It's easier to check one thing and contribute than try to get on TB and FB with a new one. I fear we'll lose a lot of our regs if we don't start before babies are born.

This is true, good point!

Yiggle09 · April 2017

I'm ready other than that I have no opinion on the other things!

hp_momma · April 2017

I'm ok with starting whenever, but I think waiting til
after all of our due dates is too far away. I know most of you are not mobile bumpers and have mentioned that it would be easier for you to update via Facebook especially when it comes to middle of the night feedings.

3-5 admins. I lean more towards 5.

I think members definitely need to be active participants and not just in their weekly ticker changes or HDBD posts. You may recognize someone from your weekly ticker change but the rest of us have no idea who they are!

pshaortao · April 2017

When do you want to start it? I'm very open to starting it anytime now. I prefer the idea of starting sooner than when more babies are born, so we can get started on choosing the admins, getting a majority of members in, etc. I know that if I were to become an admin, I wouldn't want to do all of that with a newborn and toddler at the same time. It sounds so daunting!
How many admins should there be? I think 5 is a nice number and more neutral. A private group for the five of them can be formed to make the group happen effectively
How do we determine who should join? Longevity (although I don't have a specific time frame in mind), recognization, support has been given (not just AW participation only)
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? I think the end of June is ideal. I remember we had a deadline around Oct 31/Nov 1 for S14. I wasn't as involved in S14 originally but once the babies were born and BMB slowed down a ton, I realized how much I was needing their support, and ended up joining closer to the deadline. And I'm so happy I did, because those women have made such a huge impact on my life!
What else am I missing...?
If anybody is wondering, MollyandD and I chatted last week about her being on the less active portion of the spreadsheet. I just wanted it known that I had noticed while she was around since the beginning, she was only around in specific threads and I really didn't know who she was other than her username. I am very happy to see an increase in participation since we talked
Also, I just wanted to point out now that whenever the deadline comes, the spreadsheet will be closed for good for privacy reason. I would be happy to help create a new (and private!) one of the FB members only with their real names so we know who is who in the early months and their babies names.
I hope that a majority of members will continue to overlap their activity level to help keep the board going strong since I know we have a couple people that are still fairly new, as well as a small number that don't have FB (although I do hope they change their mind!)

/ramble ;P

emilyalso · April 2017

This is my first BMB, so I definitely defer to women who have done all of this before.

My only question - and I'm sure it's a dumb one - is how do you know the person on FB actually matches up with the user name?

Edited for crazy typos

achays11 · April 2017

When do you want to start it? I like the idea of starting soon, that way we can get used to a new platform.
How many admins should there be? 5 sounds like a good number, but I guess it would depend on how many people are in the group.
How do we determine who should join? I think we all know who is active by now and can recognize their usernames. Personally, and no offense to any newbs, but I wouldn't necessarily be comfortable with anyone new(er) joining FB. Most of us has been here our whole pregnancy and we have formed bonds with one another. I would not be comfortable sharing personal information with someone that I haven't gotten to know over the past 7-8 months.
Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? Yes, I think they're should be a cutoff date. Maybe by the end of May.

Since I didn't join FB with my old BMB, what is the format like? Are their daily posts to participate in or is it just anyone posting whenever they want?

Also, +1 for @pshaortao as an admin, and I'm throwing my vote in for @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot as well.

hp_momma · April 2017

I also just want to point out for anyone who isn't aware how private Facebook groups work, you don't have to be "friends" with the other members in the group. So if your Facebook privacy levels are pretty locked down then it's not like all emmebers of that group will all of a sudden have access to all of your pictures/posts/info!

bubsalicious · April 2017

I don't have much to add. I guess I would wait closer to the end of the month for letters, but that's not going to stop me from accepting one now.

vrj0522 · April 2017

I was just looking through the spreadsheet. Do we really have less than 100 members? Is there anyone out there that hasn't added themselves to it?

pshaortao · April 2017

@emilyalso My memory is foggy, but I believe that the admins get your real name and email from you via private message and you should get the invite by email or something? That's what I remember from nearly 3 years ago, so that could have changed since.

@achays11 My other BMB does daily threads instead of weekly, we also do PVOTD (pic/vid of the day) of our babies, we have plenty of other threads with humor, or asking for support over something serious, or a good general question that they really need an answer to. I think it works pretty nicely, and I'm sure whenever we switch over, we will figure out what work for us.

I second what hp_momma say! Check on your privacy setting if you care about how much is showing to a person that is not FB friends with you, and don't feel like you have to fb friend everybody especially from the start.

Yiggle09 · April 2017

@vrj0522 I think alot of people went to the other fb group and never returned here.

BabyMC517 · April 2017

Thanks for the clarification @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot! My brain just isn't working these days

rkstro2 · April 2017

I want to come! I think 5 admins is good. I think sooner rather than later but am happy to defer to those who have BTDT.

KMD1106 · April 2017

@emilyalso I'm remembering it similarly to @pshaortao, the admins got real names then added people to the group. I'm thinking there was a bit of investigative work before adding to make sure it wasn't some troll who wanted to join a bunch of random FB groups. Having that private admin TB group should help with that.

ChristinaWild · April 2017

yeaaaaaaaah...... @vrj0522 I just realized I never added myself. I'm awesome. I'll go do that, though.

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